According to Huygens principle of secondary wavelets, each particle at a wavefront behaves as (an electron/ a photon/ new light source)
Important Questions on Wave Optics
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: The phase difference of two light waves change if they travel through different media having same thickness, but different indices of refraction.
Reason R: The wavelengths of waves are different in different media.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is the smallest near the ground and increases with a height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam,
Which of the following are true?
A. Speed of light in vacuum is dependent on the direction of propagation.
B. Speed of light in a medium is independent of the wavelength of light.
C. The speed of light is independent of the motion of the source.
D. The speed of light in a medium is independent of intensity.
Choose the correct answer from the question given below :
What is the phase difference between any two points lying on the same wavefront?
Calculate the longest wavelength that can be analysed by a rock salt crystal of spacing in the first order.
State Huygens's principle of wave theory? Using this principle derive the law of reflection or refraction. Which quantity remains unchangedwhen a light wave suffers reflection of refraction?
